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47 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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Structure
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Physiology
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Function
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Levels of Organization
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Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism
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Metabolism
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All chemical processes that occur in the body
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Catabolism
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Breaks down large molecules to provide energy
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Anabolism
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Uses energy to build body.
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Responsiveness
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Bodies ability to detect and respond to changes in internal and external environment.
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movement
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motion of the whole body, organs, cells, etc.
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growth
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increase in size, number of cells, or complexity
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Defferentiation
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changes cells undergo from unspecialized to specialized (embryo)
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Reproduction
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Formation of new cells or a new individual
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Homeostasis
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Bodies balance of temperature
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Extracellular fluid (ECF)
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Between cells (interstitial fluid) and in blood vessels (plasma) watery part.
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Intracellular fluid
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fluid inside of cells
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Stress
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poison, high external temperature, infection, etc.
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Regulation
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Endocrine system along with nervous system work to maintain homeostasis.
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Receptor
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item that monitors and sends input to the control center.
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Control Center
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Portion of the brain that regulates some condition
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Effector
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receives output and creates a response back to homeostasis
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Negative Feedback
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will reverse the initial stimulus (blood pressure, temperature)
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Positive Feedback
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will enhance the original stimulus (labor, birth)
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Disease
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Body is not carrying on normal functions
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Local Disease
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limited area of the body (burn from the sun, rash)
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Systemic Disease
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entire body or several parts. (Flu)
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Symptom
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changes that an observer can't see. (Headache, nausea)
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Sign
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Measurable changes (temp. swelling)
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Sagittal plane
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cuts body into left and right positions
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mid-sagittal
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equal left and right halves
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para-sagittal
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unequal sides
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Frontal
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cuts anterior and posterior
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Transverse
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cuts superior and inferior
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Oblique
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cuts at an angle
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Superior
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towards the upper portion of the body
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Inferior
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towards the lower portion of the body
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Anterior
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towards the front portion of the body
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Posterior
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towards the back portion of the body
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Medial
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towards the mid-line of the body
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Lateral
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away from the mid-line of the body
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Intermediate
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between two structures
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Ipsilateral
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2 structures same side of the body
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Contralateral
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2 structures different sides
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Proximal
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nearer to trunk of the body
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Distal
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further from trunk of the body
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Superficial
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near surface of the body
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Deep
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away from the surface of the body
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Visceral
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inner covering of organs inside body
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Parietal
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Outer covering of organs inside the body.
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